Pronto Airways LP was an

airline An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...

formed in 2006 that was based in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Canada. It operated scheduled and charter passenger services as well as cargo service until the airline ceased operations in 2015. Its main bases were Prince Albert and

, with destinations throughout northern Saskatchewan and Nunavut.

History

Pronto Airways began operating air services on February 1, 2006 serving Prince Albert,

Points North Landing Points North Landing is a camp settlement in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 355 kilometres north-east of La Ronge, on Highway 905 and has an airport and a water aerodrome, with almost daily flights provided by West Wind Aviation and ...

Wollaston Lake Wollaston Lake is a lake in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is northeast of Prince Albert. With a surface area of (excluding islands; if islands are included), it is the largest bifurcation lake in the world – that is, a lake th ...

, and

La Ronge La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent ...

. On March 15, 2006, service was extended to Saskatoon and Stony Rapids. In 2015, Pronto's cargo and passenger services were absorbed into those of its parent company, West Wind Aviation, effectively discontinuing the Pronto name. Pronto Airways' fleet consisted of one Beechcraft King Air and three

Beechcraft 1900C The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop regional airliner manufactured by Beechcraft. It is also used as a freight aircraft and corporate transport, and by several governmental and military organizations. With ...

s. The King Air and two of the 1990Cs were repainted and continue to fly under the West Wind banner.

Destinations

Destinations as of June 30, 2009 * NunavutUpdates
/ref> ** Baker Lake ( Baker Lake Airport) **

Rankin Inlet Rankin Inlet ( iu, Kangiqliniq; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ''Kangirliniq'', ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, or ''Kangir&iniq'' meaning ''deep bay/inlet'') is an Inuit hamlet on Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest hamlet and ...

(

Rankin Inlet Airport Rankin Inlet Airport is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut. In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and e ...

) *

Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan Fond du Lac Dene Nation ( chp, Gánį Kóé) is a Dene First Nation located in the boreal forest area of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The main settlement is Fond-du-Lac, situated on the east side of Lake Athabasca. It is a remote fly-in com ...

( Fond-du-Lac Airport) **

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(

Points North Landing Airport Points North Landing Airport is a regional airport adjacent to Points North Landing in Saskatchewan, Canada. See also * List of airports in Saskatchewan * Points North Landing Water Aerodrome Points North Landing Water Aerodrome i ...

) ** Prince Albert ( Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport) **

( Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport) ** Stony Rapids ( Stony Rapids Airport) **

Uranium City Uranium City is a northern settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada. Located on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories, it is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, northeast of ...

( Uranium City Airport) **

(

Wollaston Lake Airport Wollaston Lake Airport is located adjacent to Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada on the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation. The airport consists of one runway (17/35) and a single apron. Transwest Air maintained a terminal, a fuel tank and a han ...

) ** Regina (

Regina International Airport Regina International Airport is an international airport located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, located south-west and west-southwest of the city centre. It is run by the Regina Airport Authority. It was, in 2018, the 15th busiest airpor ...

)

References

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Pronto Airways
{{Saskatoon Corporations Regional airlines of Saskatchewan Air Transport Association of Canada Airlines established in 2006 Companies based in Saskatoon Regional airlines of Nunavut 2006 establishments in Saskatchewan Defunct airlines of Canada Defunct companies of Saskatchewan